BOSTON — Can you imagine how wonderful it would be to have a three-day weekend every week? The four-day workweek could become a reality if two Massachusetts lawmakers get their way.
Rep. Josh S. Cutler, of Plymouth’s 6th District, and Rep. Dylan A. Fernandes, who serves Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties, have called on legislators to create a pilot program that experiments with the idea of a four-day workweek.
“The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish a pilot program to promote, incentivize and support the use of a four-day work week by qualifying employers and to study the benefits and impacts of such work arrangements on participating employees and employers,” Cutler and Fernandes stated in their proposal.
The program would allow employees to work 32 hours a week over four days, without a reduction in pay, according to the proposed bill.
Businesses that opt to take part in the proposed program would qualify for a tax credit.
If the proposal is approved, the executive office would be permitted to begin accepting applications from employers to participate in the pilot within one year.
Global studies have shown that four-day work weeks are good for employees’ health.
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